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Lincolnshire is the UK’s largest producer of potatoes, wheat, cereal and poultry, and is the second largest producer of sugar beet. Over 38% of bulbs grown in the UK come from Lincolnshire. Lincoln was a very important Roman town, known then as Lindum Colonia, and has the only Roman arch in Britain under which traffic is still allowed to travel.
- Sir Isaac Newton - Born & Raised
- The Original Magna Carta
- Policewoman No.1
- Stamford - First Conservation Town
- First Barcode in The Country
- Sir Frank Whittle & The Turbojet Engine
- Dick Turpin's Brief Haunt
- The Tank...
- Home of Raf Squadron No. 617
- Barbeque 67' - First Rock Festival
The most famous apple is history is not an American technology company, but one from Lincolnshire. Arguably the most influential scientist of all time, Sir Isaac Newton, was born in Woolsthorpe and educated at The King’s School in Grantham. Woolsthorpe Manornow owned by the National Trust was Newton’s home, and an apple tree in its garden helped fo...
An original version of the 1215 Magna Cartacan be seen in Lincoln Castle. The Magna Carta, meaning ‘Great Charter’, is one of the most important and famous documents ever created. And, this is the only place in the world to see the original. The Magna Carta was issued by King John, as a practical solution to the political crisis he was facing at th...
Over a century ago the first female police officer with full arrest powers was appointed – a true milestone in British policing. Edith Smith’sduties were to deal with cases where women were involved, including helping to control a prostitution problem in Grantham, fuelled by a nearby airbase. Edith retired from the force after working 7 days a week...
It’s been over 50 years since architectural conservation areas started popping up around Britain, and the first was Stamford in Lincolnshire. In 1967, only two months after the Civic Amenities Act was passed Stamford was designated as a town of special interest. Stamford has over half of the listed buildings in Lincolnshire, with a staggering 600. ...
If there’s something we don’t pay much attention to, it’s the barcode. It’s some black lines and numbers that reveal what a product is when scanned by a bleepy thing. How wrong we are. They're so much more than this. Barcodes are everywhere. Not only will a barcode identify a tin of soup, but also a patient in a hospital. They’re also used when you...
Jet travel had to take off somewhere (pun intended), and this somewhere was Lincolnshire. Air commodore and engineer, Sir Frank Whittleis famous for singlehandedly developing the Turbojet engine– transforming air travel. Before, there were inefficient propeller engines. His world-changing designs, and engineering took place at RAF Cranwell, initial...
Dick Turpinwas a highwayman whose exploits became romanticised by Victorian England. He was known for horse thievery, but was also a burglar, poacher and worse – a murderer. The most famous tale involving Dick Turpin, is his fictional overnight gallop on his horse ‘Black Bess’ from London to York to avoid capture in the capital. It was thought he’d...
William Foster & Co Ltd, known as ‘Fosters of Lincoln’ helped design and built the first ever tanks, used in WW1. The invention of these all terrain, armoured vehicles changed the face of the war. Before tanks, in rural areas almost every battle was fought on foot – infantry to infantry. On the day they were deployed near Flers in Northern France 1...
Royal Airforce Squadron No. 617 doesn’t sound very dramatic, until you learn its other name.The ‘Dambusters’. This celebrated squadron was formed under a veil of secrecy at RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire during WW2 in 1943. Their pivotal mission involved using ‘bouncing’ bombs to burst dams that supplied power and water to the Ruhr industrial region ...
Photo - courtesy of ultimateclassicrock.com Okay, Lincolnshire isn’t just geniuses, military stuff and listed buildings. Although debatable (these things always are), Spalding in Lincolnshire, is thought to have hosted the first proper rock festival. On the bill were some unknown bands, such as…Pink Floyd, The Jimi Hendrix Experience and Cream. Rum...
Jun 13, 2021 · Sir Isaac Newton William Stukeley. Born: William Stukeley was born on November 7, 1687 in Holbeach.. Famous for: Being one of the founders of field archaeology, pioneering the investigation into ...
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It is full of biblical imagery and mythical creatures. As Europeans explored and colonised the world they needed maps for navigation. At the same time, improved scientific understanding meant they could measure the world more accurately. A nautical chart of the Mediterranean Sea from 1425-1350.
Lincolnshire, England derived from the merging of the territory of the ancient Kingdom of Lindsey with that controlled by the Danelaw borough Stamford. For some time the entire county was called 'Lindsey', and it is recorded as such in the Domesday Book. Later, Lindsey was applied to only the northern core, around Lincoln; it was defined as one ...
4 days ago · Lincoln Cathedral, Lincolnshire, England. Crowland. Abbey in Crowland, Lincolnshire, England. Large churches, abbeys, and monasteries attest to the prosperity medieval Lincolnshire derived from its agriculture. Its towns, particularly Lincoln and Stamford, thrived on the medieval woolen trade, and wool was a major export of the port of Boston.
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Although it is widely known that, in 1620, the Pilgrim Fathers set sail on the Mayflower from Plymouth to America in search of a better life, it is less well known that a significant number of them were from Lincolnshire. Ten years later, another group of settlers from Boston in Lincolnshire went to live in Massachusetts.
